In Somalia, access to electricity impedes economic growth and sustainable development. Despite having abundant solar energy potential due to its location near the equator, the utilization of solar energy in Somalia is still limited due to unfamiliarity, lack of energy awareness, high initial...

The integration of renewable energy into existing energy infrastructure plays a significant role for promoting sustainable development, but it lacks the certain facets of comprehensive feasibility analysis regarding technical, economic, and environmental aspects. This study focuses on...

Distributed renewable energy systems are now widely installed in many buildings, transforming the buildings into 'electricity prosumers'. Additionally, managing shared energy usage and trade in smart buildings continues to be a significant difficulty. The main goal of solving such problems is to...

Utility-scale solar energy (USSE) and rooftop solar PV generate about 70% and 30% of all solar electricity. While the adoption of rooftop solar in the United States (U.S.) has been explored in depth, how USSE is spatially distributed has yet to be discussed. This study examines the spatial...

This study examines the impact of risk models and investors' risk aversion on the selection of community solar portfolios. Various risk models to account for the volatility in the electrical power output of community solar, namely variance (Var), SemiVariance (SemiVar), mean absolute deviation...

A potential solution to improve electricity access is to provide rural communities with a stable and resilient electric power supply from reliable and sustainable energy sources. Considering resilience in rural electrification planning can bring about longer techno-economic viability of rural...